Antifrictional bearing for mowing-machines.



J. S. HOWK. ANTIFRIGTIONAL BEARING FOR MOWING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED SBPT.13,1912,

Patented June 10, 1913.

Jbfirz Jiffozflh Inventor Attorney;

- ml? S. HG'WK, OF BENQ, NEVADA.

ANTIFBICTIONAL BEAR-ENG Lv'I WING-1'VIACI'KIIQES ftpplicatian fledSeptember is.

Specification of Letters Fatezit.

June it), 1913.

131%. Ser'iei He, 129543;.

Tr) 127i wimm may (m -deem Be it known that I, Jeri it i'ii) '1.. iteiti zen of the United States, residing at item, in the county of\Vashee and State of with, have invented new and ii iii Anti; frictionalBearing for isii owing-iviatn which the teiiewing is a specification.

'1 present im'ei'ition whites to an antirie Wiiai bearing for mowingmachines,

which is adapted to be attached tit the finger.

i of a mowing machine its to contest with the upper face of the sicklein order to press same against the fingers.

It is the ebject of the preseht invention to provide an improved andnovel antifrietienaijbeuriiig designed to be carried by the finger barfor cont-tot with the sickle in order to etiectiveiy press the sickleagainst the fingeis fer providing an etiiment cutting action. f

The present invention clip attachable to the finger ing tongueoverhanging the E1 'ie, iii uenr hinzttieh with pair of ceinpiemrntingbait" hearing cups meunte-zi in the'b t'tem it the the .7

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inegef i also contemplates hair and hexv(inst r11 etim'i,

l i i l t i i i t E l l 1 i i i I i hated by the numeral 5, the tineneing finge s 7 usizzzi mi having the cutters'i secure tnerete, thusprev'itting the e Whteh C-TXihOl'fiiS with fingers 5,

in uirrying out the. present invention, a is-zttti'iehed tethe fingerbar 4 by of a peno'i butts S) passing through elongated slots 10 in earsTil projecting from-Q the eiip, the slots perm. ing the clip to beadjusted terwnrdiy and reurwardiy. This clip 8 is provided with at'erwztrdiyprojecting'tengue 8 overhanging the sickle, the tongue beingprovided with a lower recess 12, m'ici'the bottdm of thereeess beinginclined reurwardiy as designated by the numeral 13. The recess ispreferably circular and a heit or other securing l l'ifllixbef 14 passestnreugh the tongue in a eogiitien siightiy inclined from the x Il'izliiy of the i. 3 i with it head ,at the lower e d, and been i at itsup he nut seating II; it. e upper face,

pe if the i and the grooves er 7 war it reiipet'ste with eiieh other andhave osed thmehetween uh annular series 0. imii h 'ings 1S. The belt 14passes tin-(nigh the apertures 17 (if the cups inner (rue Matingzigt'ziiiist so that the cups are Thu} the iewer cup it. iewet portioner i edge, with the it: mun-(int.

4 the reinm'ei so his tilt: nmvern (up may and (1011- so as tn retainthrmaps 11) po ition within 0 '3 px'eviried is function in irmhes worn,the

Ft r inn with the st he i 1 the hot-tum at 1. is aim simpi tehgue so itsuppmrt the belt. A pair ht mmpie t i erehangezihie bait rh the recess12 '05 the t; ee eaten it cups} leg I construction,

recess with the bottom .0

invention,

2.- A clip attachable to the finger bar ofa mowing machine and having atongue to overhang the sickle, a member pivoted tothe bottom ofthe-tongue to rotate in an inclined plane relative to the sickle and too contact at its lower-portion with the face of the sickle, and anannular series-of anti-frictional membersdis' and the said member.

3. A clip attachable to the finger harlota mowing machine havingator'igueto'oven hang thesickle, the ton ue;ha}v1ng= a lower the-recessinclined,

a pair oficomple'menting ball bearing cups,

one cup bein eated in the recess o hat the other cup plane. relat ve tothe sickle and contact at its lower portion with the face of the sickle,

' ball bearings between the cups,' an d a mem- 1 y .tive'to portion withthe face overhang the sickle, the

her pivoting the. cupsto the 4. A clip' attachable to the amowingmachine and having a tongue to ton ue having a the ottom of the tongue;

lower recess therein with recess inclined, a pairof interchangeablecomplementing,ballbearing cups, one cup being seated in the-recess'fsothat-the other rotate in an inclined plane relathe sickle and contact atitslower of the sickle, ball'bear-' recess inclined,

posed between cthetorrgge "member detachably pivotingthe cups to thetongue.

5. A clip atta'chable to the finger bar of a mowing machine and havingjatongue to overhang the sickle, the tongue having a lower recess thereinwith the'bott'omofthe a pair of complementing ball each cup comprising adisk an annular groove around its margin and a central aperture, one onbeing seated in the recess so that the other cup may rotate in aninclined plane rela- I tive to the sickle and contact at its lowerportion with the face of the sickle, ball be'armg between thegrooves ,ofthe cups, 'and a securing member passed through the aper -t-ure of thecups and engaging the tongue to support the cups. i v f, ,6. -A-clipattachable'to the finger-bar of amoring i g* -i g ieuy; overhangthewsicklefan-inclinedpivot-menignoi 'ber "passing through thetongue,-andamember mounted on the loiv'erend .oflthePiVot member torotate inaninclinedplane relacontact at its lower bfaceloi-ithe sickle.v 7o eh bl ei =finger ;b of o 1ne and-havin a-tongito; overhangthesickl'e, afpairof interch'ange' able members pivoted-to the bottom ofthe tongne, one" member [bearing against the 75 tongiie and the othermember being rotata l bearing cups v provided with tive to the sickleand 11p portion withth A clip; alcmowingem h I ble 1n an inclined planerelative to the sickle finger bar of so-that its lower portion maycontact with the face of the sickle, and entifrictional means betweenthe said members- '80 In testimonyjthat I claim thejojregoing as myowr'igel have hereto aflixed my. signa: ture in the presenceof twowitnesses,

, J oH ;s. nowK. Witnessesi f "c l E; E. Gin-mean, r 1

'- I J. J. Baron Y.

